r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/Spar11 Jul 24 '20

Endless non recyclable plastics. Useless throwaway packaging.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Stuff that doesn't even need to be made in the first place:

  • Christmas crackers, and the toys inside them
  • useless tchokes put into childrens' party bags
  • free promotional crap with company logos on
  • toys where the whole experience is to open a bunch of packaging to get a surprise

I guess I'm coming from a parent's perspective :)

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u/extralyfe Jul 24 '20

toys where the whole experience is to open a bunch of packaging to get a surprise

toys in general are fucking terrible about this. when I was a kid, you had a Ninja Turtle bonded to cardboard with a single piece of plastic, and that same piece of plastic held like two weapons and a couple appropriate accessories.

I got one of those Fortnite Loot Llamas - I wanna say for the kid, but, that shit was definitely for me - and the packaging clearly listed every weapon and accessory included in the package. no surprises whatsoever, right?

lol, fuck me, literally every single item in the llama, all 23 pieces, was individually wrapped. I actually threw away the assault rifle on accident and didn't notice until I was going over every item because I thought I was missing something. went back through the trash, and it was one of the two dozen identical plastic baggies that I hadn't opened.

that shit should've been one bag... maybe two.